85 Spruce St

Getting around Walkable

No subway, LRT or GO station within a short trip.

Within a 10-minute walk: 2 grocery stores, 11 cafés and restaurants, 8 parks, 2 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Food Basics (700 m). Nearest park: Centennial Park (350 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Central Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 90%, math 38%8 min walk
• St. Anne Catholic Elementary School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 68%, math 27%11 min walk
• Manchester Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 89%, math 37%1.3 km
• Chalmers Street Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 64%, math 35%1.3 km

Secondary

• Galt Collegiate and Vocational Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 68%, literacy test 83%1.4 km
• Glenview Park Secondary School
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 53%, literacy test 85%1.6 km
• St. Andrew's Public School Catholic1.7 km

EQAO: share of students meeting the provincial standard (2024–25). Ontario average: Gr 6 reading 86%, math 51%; Gr 9 math 55%; literacy test 83%.

Closest schools, not school zones. Check which school serves this address with the school board before relying on it.

Who lives here postal area N1R

Owners / renters

59% / 41%

Median household income

$77,000

Average age

42

Children under 15

16%

Homes

46% detached, 10% high-rise

Commute by transit

5%

Population

42,928

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Portuguese 3.3%, Gujarati 1.5%, Urdu 1%, Spanish 0.7%.

Safety

Crime Severity Index for Waterloo Region (Kitchener) police: 67 vs 57 for Ontario (2025).

Police-reported figures for the whole police service area, not this street. Rates use the area’s resident population.